1. ITE Education Services
A Breakthrough in Vocational and Technical Education – The Singapore Story
Dr Law Song Seng
Senior Advisor
ITE Education Services
Singapore

2. OUTLINE
Understanding of VTE Systems
Alignment with Economic
Development
The Unique Challenges
A Journey Towards Organisational
Excellence
Best Practices
Lessons Learnt

3. DYNAMICS OF VTE SYSTEMS
SCHOOLS
INDUSTRY
SOCIETY
NATIONAL PLANS
VTE 3

4. ALIGNMENT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1960s-70s
1980s-90s
2000s
Independence &
Early Industrialisation
Economic Restructuring (1980s)
Newly-Industrialised Economy (1990s)
Globalised and
Diversified Economy
Factor-Driven
Economy
Investment-Driven
Economy
Innovation-Driven
Economy
Labour Intensive
Capital Intensive
Knowledge Intensive
Transformation in VTE - The Singapore Story 4

5. The UNIQUE CHALLENGES
Focusing on career-based vocational and technical education
Catering to less academic of a school cohort
Responding to dynamic changes and challenges impacting VTE 5

6. Organisational Excellence
Journey towards
Organisational Excellence
(1992 – 2005)

7. KEY MILESTONES IN EXCELLENCE 2000 - People Developer Award (PDA)
2007 – Harvard- IBM Award
Singapore Quality Award
- Distinguished Public Service Award for OE
Public Service
Award for OE
- SQC Annual Development Exercise (ADE)
- PDA Renewal
ISO 9001:2000
SQC Renewal
People Developer Award (PDA)
Singapore Quality
Class (SQC) 7

8. Some Best
Practices

9. THREE WAVES OF TRANSFORMATION
PLANNING –
THREE WAVES OF TRANSFORMATION
FIRST WAVE ( )
PLAN : ITE 2000
VISION : To Build ITE into an Established Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution
SECOND WAVE ( )
PLAN : ITE Breakthrough
VISION : A World-Class Technical Education Institution for a Knowledge-Based Economy
THIRD WAVE ( )
PLAN : ITE Advantage
VISION : A Global Leader in Technical Education 9

10. TEACHING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Knowledge Management System
eTutor
eStudent
Knowledge Management System 10

11. PRACTICE-ORIENTED CURRICULUM
Core
8 Modules
Core
80%
Electives 5%
Life Skills
15%
Electives
2 Modules (General, Course Specific, Inter-disciplinary, Cross-level)
Life Skills Modules
Life Skills for Personal Development;
Life Skills at the Workplace; Sports & Wellness
(Focusing on communication skills, personal & interpersonal effectiveness, thinking & problem solving skills, team building skills and service excellence)
Typical course comprises 70% practical training and 30% theory 11

12. PROCESS-ORIENTED PEDAGOGIC MODEL
LEARNER
Technical,
Methodological
& Social
Competencies
PLAN
EXPLORE
PERFORM
PEPP MODEL
PRACTISE 12

13. A “HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON, HEARTS-ON” HOLISTIC EDUCATION MODEL
Bio-Chemical Technology
Nursing
“MINDS-ON”
HOLISTIC LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
“HEARTS-ON”
Robotics
Digital Media Design
Community Service
ITE SAFE Home Project
Education Outcomes
Market-relevant, Enterprising and Adaptable Graduates for a Global Economy
Lifelong Learners for Lifelong Employability
Successful Graduates 13

14. COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OF VTE
Ministers’ Endorsements
Prime Minister’s Visit
WorldSkills Singapore (with President)
The New Paper (2 Feb 05)
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Experience ITE Programme
Marketing to Schools
Media Strategy
Roadshows 14

15. CREATIVE REBRANDING “Make Things Happen’’
First Campaign ( ):
“Make Things Happen’’
Second Campaign ( ):
“ITE - A Force Behind The Knowledge-Based Economy”
Third Campaign ( ):
“Thinking Hands Create Success” 15

16. Some
Lessons Learnt

17. LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE’S EXPERIENCE
Policy Shift towards VTE
Alignment with Economic Development
Achieving Organisational Excellence
Changing Public Perception and Image
Leveraging on Industry Partners
Transformation of VTE – It Can Be Done 17

18. ITE …, A JOURNEY THAT NEVER ENDS...
Thank You
ITE …, A JOURNEY THAT NEVER ENDS...